Arthashastra
ह्रस्व प्रवासिनां शूद्र वैश्य क्षत्रिय ब्राह्मणानां भार्याः संवत्सर उत्तरं कालम् आकाङ्क्षेरन् अप्रजाताः, संवत्सर अधिकं प्रजाताः ॥
(Re-marriage of women.) Wives who belong to Súdra, Vaisya, Kshatriya or Bráhman caste, and who have not given birth to children should wait as long as a year for their husbands who have gone abroad for a short time; but if they are such as have given birth to children, they should wait for their absent husbands for more than a year.
english translation
hrasva pravAsinAM zUdra vaizya kSatriya brAhmaNAnAM bhAryAH saMvatsara uttaraM kAlam AkAGkSeran aprajAtAH, saMvatsara adhikaM prajAtAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript1.
दीवानी और फौजदारी
Determination Of Forms Of Agreement; Determination Of Legal Disputes.
2.
विवाह कानून
Concerning Marriage. The Duty Of Marriage, The Property Of A Woman, And Compensations For Remarriage.
3.
स्त्रीधर्म
The Duty Of A Wife; Maintenance Of A Woman; Cruelty To Women; Enmity Between Husband And Wife; A Wife's Transgression; Her Kindness To Another; And Forbidden Transactions.
भ्रमण और पलायन
Vagrancy, Elopement And Short And Long Sojournments.
5.
मुकदमे संबंधी विचार
Division Of Inheritance.
6.
दायभाग
Special Shares In Inheritance.
7.
बटवारा
Distinction Between Sons.
8.
भवन
Buildings.
9.
वस्तु विक्रय
Sale Of Buildings, Boundary Disputes, Determination Of Boundaries, And Miscellaneous Hindrances.
10.
पशुवों के चारागाह आदि
Destruction Of Pasture-Lands, Fields And Roads, And Non-Performance Of Agreements.
11.
कर्ज लेना और देना
Recovery Of Debts.
12.
धरोहर
Concerning Deposits.
13.
मजदूरों का विपय
Rules Regarding Slaves And Labourers.
14.
श्रमसहकार
Rules Regarding Labourers; And Co-Operative Undertaking.
15.
वेचने और नहीं बेचने सम्बन्धी वाद विवाद
Rescission Of Purchase And Sale.
16.
स्वामित्व और उपहार-वापसी
Resumption Of Gifts, Sale Without Ownership And Ownership.
17.
डकैती
Robbery.
18.
गाली गलौज
Defamation.
19.
मारपीट
Assault.
20.
जुआ तथा अन्य अपराधों का वर्णन
Gambling And Betting And Miscellaneous Offences.
ह्रस्व प्रवासिनां शूद्र वैश्य क्षत्रिय ब्राह्मणानां भार्याः संवत्सर उत्तरं कालम् आकाङ्क्षेरन् अप्रजाताः, संवत्सर अधिकं प्रजाताः ॥
(Re-marriage of women.) Wives who belong to Súdra, Vaisya, Kshatriya or Bráhman caste, and who have not given birth to children should wait as long as a year for their husbands who have gone abroad for a short time; but if they are such as have given birth to children, they should wait for their absent husbands for more than a year.
english translation
hrasva pravAsinAM zUdra vaizya kSatriya brAhmaNAnAM bhAryAH saMvatsara uttaraM kAlam AkAGkSeran aprajAtAH, saMvatsara adhikaM prajAtAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript